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        What a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch an read more

Five of my favourite classic film blogs! Pay it forward. That's what I always say! When I started blogging about old movies a couple of years ago, there were people on the Internet that I looked up to and respected (and still do). These "people" are the other classic movie bloggers that fir read more

UPDATE:  Due to technical difficulties, today's webinar on the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1940s has now been rescheduled for this upcoming Saturday, August 23rd at 10:30 am PT/1:30 pm ET.  Hope to see you there! ------ If you love style in the movies, join me for a live 6-part webinar se read more

Classic film for beginners! Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Maureen O'Sullivan have a rollicking good time in The Thin Man (1934). So, word on the street is you're a classic film newbie. That's alright - it happens to the best of us! How do you go about losing your classic movie virginity, y read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 10, 2014 in Blog, Double Feature, Feature, Silent Movie Review Mysterious events are afoot in the tiny town of Danburg. Unexplained accidents, missing persons, an abandoned sanitarium… Our nebbish hero is a would-be detective who is determined to get to the bottom of thin read more

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: sometimes companies will commission short films, but that doesn’t be default make them cash grabs. It’s about the finished product watch Asia Argento’s short for a jewelry line and tell me there isn’t artistry to it. read more

Oh my heavens, readers. It has been way too long since my last post. I feel like I’m faulting at my post as a blogger–but I’ve been so extremely busy lately that it has been hard to find time to sit down and write a lengthy post. A new announcement, however, brings me back. The S read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 7, 2014 in About Silent Movies, Article, Blog, Feature Welcome to part two of my series on silent movie research and the various pitfalls. Last time, we took a look at the movie stars. This time we are going to be talking about professionals who really should know better: read more

My classic film reading list for Fall 2014! Can you believe it's August already? Seriously, where has the time gone?! I've been reading an awful lot this summer and I'm pretty sure this satisfying hobby of mine will continue into the cooler months of Fall and Winter. I've already stocked my sh read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 3, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review The tale of an emotionally unstable barber who allows his romantic jealousy to consume him and… Advice to fellas: Don’t let the weird guy who is pining after your girlfriend give you a shave with a straight razor. Just saying. read more

Sunset Boulevard (1950) Double Indemnity (1944) The Third Man (1949) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Notorious (1946) Laura (1944) Out of the Past (1947) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) White Heat (1949) Strangers on the Train (1951) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Killers (1946) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) read more

There are quite a few reasons to include this short. First, James Franco reads this version of Ginsberg’s “Howl” in this film. As Entertainer of the Year last year things he’s involved with get y attention. However, there’s also the fact that a poem is being artisticall read more

Sunset Boulevard (1950) Double Indemnity (1944) The Third Man (1949) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Notorious (1946) Laura (1944) Out of the Past (1947) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) White Heat (1949) Strangers on the Train (1951) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Killers (1946) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) read more

When I was first asked to be a Grand Juror at the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival and heard it was called the "Cannes of Fashion Films," I had no idea how apropos that would be.  The festival took place July 24th through 26th, and Kevin and I went down early to take in the beauty o read more

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Abbas Kiarostami Agnes Varda Alain Resnais Andrei Tarkovsky Ang Lee Bernardo Bertolucci Carl Theodor Dreyer Claude Chabrol Eric Rohmer Fritz Lang F.W. Murnau Hayao Miyazaki Hou Hsiao-Hsien Jacques Demy Jacques Tati Jean Cocteau Jean Pierre Melville John Woo Joon-ho Bong Kar Wai Wong Kenji Mizoguchi read more

Internet Movie Database: Site for movie ratings, lists and short synopses Rotten Tomatoes: Site for simple movie ratings and reviews (Fresh or Rotten) Roger Ebert’s Website: Site for numerous eloquent and thoughtful reviews from one of the greats Metacritic: Site for simple movie ratings based read more

Costuming Hollywood Movie Stars in the 1930s-1950s Robert Montgomery Magazine Photo orig "The distinction that these stars of the past attained through the way they dressed reveals how much the film industry has changed today – and with it, how our notions of the icon has changed.&nb read more